Daily Archive for March 19th, 2008

Snack Bar gone at Great Canadian Midway

There used to be a Snack Bar at the Great Canadian Midway where they made mini-donuts, and eventually funnel cakes. HOCO has recently taken out the snack bar and moved all of their ticket counting machines over there and put up signs that say Ticket Center.

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MLCC Slipstreams (information on Marineland Canada)

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If you’re looking for information on Marineland, you should check out MLCC Slipstreams:

MLCC Slipstreams is your number one site on the net for information on the cetaceans (whales and dolphins) of Marineland located in Niagara Falls Ontario, Canada. Marineland is one of two Marine themed parks in Canada, the other being the Vancouver Aquarium. It is however the only marine park in Canada that holds captive Orcas (also known as Killer Whales).

The site has a lot information about the whales and dolphins, including where they came from and their age. There are also some nice pictures from “back in the day”.

For some reason, some of the pictures aren’t showing up correctly at the moment. The last time I visited the site, everything was fine, so the person who runs the site might be updating things.

Tiptoe through the tulips: One of Canada’s top horticulturalists lists his favourite public gardens

The March issue of Canadian Geographic’s Travel magazine has an article about favourite public gardens. The Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens in Niagara Falls was on the list:

Maintained entirely by students at the Niagara Parks School of Horticulture, the 40-hectare gardens are worth a visit for the phenomenal rose garden, featuring 54 rose beds, and the vegetable gardens, which have been designed to maximize production and aesthetics. The Butterfly Conservatory is an incredible addition.